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Why do people think the public highway outside their home somehow belongs to them.
I think the police are not as stupid as you imply.
Exactly, I'm sure they would prefer to park it off the road for free, declare SORN and not pay for the vehicle tax.
If not...... thats how it gets reported and moved!
One of our neighbours bought a motorhome and parked it on their own space in the garage compound. They apologised profusely and said they were arranging storage. It was gone a couple of days later and we've never seen it again.
Parking a blimming great thing in a crowded street is inconsiderate.
Do you think motorhomes should be subject to different laws to any other vehicle?
I think you might be exaggerating a bit with... It's really not going to be a lot wider than any large car. Something like a Ford Focus is pocket change away from being 2m wide including the mirrors. Very few motorhomes will be more than 2-300mm wider than that. More than 2.55m wide, and they're outside normal vehicle regulations.
It may be a chunk longer, yes. But unlikely to be twice the length of a car. This is what a motorhome that's twice the length of a Ford Focus looks like...
...and that's assuming our two hypothetical Focuses are touching bumpers, which they won't be.
We regularly have 2 “car” transporters parking in our narrow residential street. The owners do not live in our road. Sometimes they have a car on the back and once one even had a small boat on the back. Sometimes these vehicles do not move for days or even weeks. My neighbour complained to the council and was told there is nothing wrong. I personally have other more important (to me) things to worry about but my neighbour gets so infuriated I think it can’t be good for his blood pressure!
0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full
JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE
Emergency fund £1000 / £1000
Is there a bit missing from this story? Why did the owner apologise for having a vehicle parked in their own space?